Best Way To Keep Strings from Clacking on the Fretboard When Playing?

[Gio]

This might be helpful too? Or at least entertaining?
We had a thread on muting:

Some muting advice (agree or disagree?)

Can I mention palm muting? I play with the edge of my right hand resting lightly on the strings and use an on/off method to mute as well as finger muting. Works great for reggae.